India's Human Rights Accreditation Deferred: GANHRI's Decision and Implications
The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) has postponed accrediting India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for the second consecutive year, impacting India's voting rights at the Human Rights Council and certain UNGA bodies. This decision, made on May 1,2024 cites issues such as opaque member appointments, police involvement in investigations, and inadequate representation of gender and minority groups, reflecting concerns about the NHRC's lack of diversity and pluralism. NHRC officials noted that implementing GANHRI's suggested structural changes was challenging during ongoing elections, with a review expected later this year.
Unravelling Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Conditions: An analysis of the Supreme Court's Verdict
On May 10, the Supreme Court granted interim release to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until June 1. Kejriwal had been in judicial custody related to the Delhi liquor policy case, with the court noting the long gap between the case's registration in August 2022 and his arrest in March 2024. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued the decision, considering the uniqueness of the case involving an elected Chief Minister and the timing of the arrest with respect to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Senior Designation: Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Plea Seeking Reforms
There have been many controversies regarding the procedure adopted by various high courts and the supreme court of India for senior designation. Indira Jaising Senior Advocate fights yet another battle for reforms.
MP High Court holds that not having a live employment exchange will not lead to cancellation of candidature even if the rules mandates to have one.
The rules made it mandatory to have a live employment exchange registration for the candidates to be selected for in the MP Constable Recruitment Test 2019. The candidature of the petitiioners/appellants was cancelled for the same reason even though they qualified the written and phyical tests. A division bench comprising of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice DD Bansal of MPHC held that "the condition of possession with every candidate of live employment exchange registration card cannot be treated as a mandatory condition, non-compliance of which may lead to cancellation of candidature."
Contempt of Court: Naveen Sharma Found Guilty in Meenal Bhargava v. Naveen Sharma & Ors Case
A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka sentenced a father to 6 months in prison and a fine of Rs.25 lacs holding him in contempt of orders of the apex court.
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